Single-engine piston

N826MA

Piper Saratoga II TC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3257435
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Luis Obispo, CA
Registration record

N826MA on the FAA register

Type
Piper Saratoga II TC (FAA: New Piper PA-32R-301T)
Serial
3257435
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Luis Obispo, CA
Certificate issued
2018-08-01
Airworthiness date
2006-07-26
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4839
Mode S (octal)
52644071
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
950 nm
Cruise (type)
175 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N826MA to the current registrant.
  • 2006-07-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1999-01-08
    N826MA previously assigned to a Dehavilland DHC-8-102 (s/n 330); cancelled.
Overview

About N826MA

N826MA is a Piper Saratoga II TC (FAA model PA-32R-301T), serial number 3257435. It is registered to an individual in San Luis Obispo, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A engine and 7 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 175 knots and a range of about 950 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 26, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N826MA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
175 kt
Range
950 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,110 ft
Landing over 50 ft
880 ft
Fuel burn
19 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-01-08 Incident · Detroit, MI NTSB · CHI93IA068
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-8-102 — a different aircraft that carried the N826MA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TRANSFER TUBE SYSTEM, WHICH LOOSENED/DISCONNECTED DURING ENGINE OPERATION.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.